Pharmacy Benefits Administration - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Pharmacy Benefits Managers
What this bill does
Altering the reimbursement levels for drug products that the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to establish and that pharmacy benefits managers that contract with a pharmacy on behalf of a managed care organization are required to reimburse the pharmacy; and altering the definition of 'purchaser' for purposes of certain provisions of law regulating pharmacy benefits managers to include certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Locklair, Caileylobbyist | Chain Drug Store Association | Oral |
| FAV | Wienner, Stephen | EPIC Pharmacies | Oral |
| FAV | McDonough, Caitlinlobbyist | HJM | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Maryland Pharmacists Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCormack, Jilllobbyist | NACDS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kurzman, Joel | National Community Pharmacists Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Doyle, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Winn, Josephlobbyist | Maryland Managed Care Organization Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| INFO | Vykol-Gray, Laura | Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSB | Written (PDF) |